i'm joined now by sherrod brown. sir, great to have you here with us this morning. why is this bill so important to you? what are you hearing from your constituents? what are you worried about for the future of students in this country? >> well, in the last month or so i've been at cuyahoga county community college and ohio state and the university of cincinnati and wright state talking with students about what doubling the interest rate would mean to them. it's a lot of money. the average ohio four-year college graduate has $27,000 debt burden when they graduate. i don't want to add to that. it means those young men and women are less likely to buy a house, to start a family, to start a business, to do the things that we want young people to do to contribute to the society. and doubling the interest rate for them when the burden is already so heavy makes no sense in a moral way and no sense in a practical way. >> that was democratic senator from ohio sherrod brown with me earlier today. we'll bring you the results of that vote right here on msnbc. >>> mitt romney c